The TEAM

Who is the Expert? Of course you are and so are we. You know your clients and trade show audience.You know what they want to see in your trade show display. You know what you need to highlight, demonstrate, emphasize. You know your brand. You know your expectations, requirements, and budget.

We know how to give clients the most bang for their buck. We are on the trade show floor twelve months a year observing the successes and the failures of thousands of exhibitors. We understand the latest show trends, experiential marketing, and the how-to of moving attendees into your display. We know that each client comes to us with unique needs and expectations and we are here to blend all of those together and provide a powerful exhibit that will leave clients with a lasting impression.

Without our people, the leaders, the managers, the team players and all of their inherent skills learned in great universities, incredible technical institutions, or at the knee of their father or mother we could never provide the highest level exhibits for our clients.

Leadership

Todd KorenCEOTodd is the CEO of Absolute Exhibits. Within weeks of graduating from Chapman University, Todd, along with his mother, founded Absolute Exhibits, Inc. in Orange County California. He led the company expansion to Las Vegas, Wurzburg, Germany, Orlando, and most recently to Bucharest, Romania. Todd attended Chapman University, a private university in Orange, California. In three years’ time he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing Management and a minor in Economics.
While in college Todd owned and operated an import/export business, Global Provisions, sending food to American and Western Samoa and receiving fresh products in return to resell in the greater Los Angeles area. Today, he uses his business to assist philanthropically offering trucking and collection services for a Toy Drive for 9/11 and moving truckloads of food and equipment to Miami for Haiti. In this year he spearheaded a drive to build 200 beds with all amenities for Children’s Charities of Houston and collected, matched donations and sent 8,000 pairs of socks to Puerto Rico.
Todd also advises CEOs of fast-growing companies through his leadership role with RJB Partners LLC, a Los Angeles based private equity investor. In his spare time he travels for pleasure, reads vociferously, is a keen follower of the Golden Knights, and has a new passion – grilling!

Jan Koren

President

Jan KorenPresidentJan Koren is President and Director of Sales at Absolute Exhibits. Her career began as a freelance contractor for marketing services and as a technical writer. She now heads the Absolute Exhibits sales team with twenty plus account executives and account managers and assistants, in the southern California office and offices across the United States and Europe.
Jan attended Arizona State University where she majored in English, and minored in Art. She is married for close to 50 years with two adult children and her hobbies include interior design work, reading, cooking, and entertaining. Traveling is a way of life in this business and she and her husband are constantly on the go.

Dane Ferguson

Vice President

Dane FergusonVice PresidentDane has been the Vice President of Absolute Exhibits since August of 2013 after working in various operational capacities since he joined the company in the Fall of 2011. Prior to joining Absolute, Dane worked in the financial services industry. He first was a financial advisor for a boutique firm before he joined the commercial division of a large national bank.
Dane was born and raised in Orange County. As the youngest of four brothers, he grew to love sports and the spirit of competition. After graduating from nearby Villa Park High School, his athletic and academic excellence took him north to the University of California, Berkeley where he majored in Interdisciplinary Studies while earning a varsity letter in baseball.

Matt Hartline

Creative Director

Matt HartlineCreative DirectorMatt was an industrial designer before entering the fascinating world of exhibits as the Creative Director of Absolute Exhibits. He worked in Atlanta and San Francisco before settling in southern California. He received a bachelor of science from Georgia Tech where he had the time of his life playing the party circuit with his band.
Matt is married with a daughter and a son. His hobbies include hiking and camping, and he jogs for his health! However, with growing children his real hobbies are driving kids to innumerable practices, watching many, many games, and volunteering for every conceivable project his kids join.

Tracy Huynh

Controller

Tracy HuynhControllerTracy is the Controller at Absolute Exhibits. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton. Tracy joined Absolute Exhibits Inc. in 2004, beginning as a staff accountant doing Account Payables and Account Receivables. Her current duties are maintaining general ledgers, creating monthly financial statements, doing payroll, and managing the Accounting Department.
Tracy, her husband and darling little daughter live in the city of Orange. Tracy likes to hang out with her family and her friends, watch movies, and go to beach in her spare time. She and her husband love to travel, even with a toddler!

Paul Yap

IT Director

Paul YapIT DirectorPaul is the IT Director at Absolute Exhibits. He began working with Absolute Exhibits fifteen years ago. Utilizing his CS degree from Pitzer College he took over database and website programming duties. Absolute Exhibits’ small business environment gave him the opportunity to grow into other areas of tech such as networking and security. Nowadays you can find Paul involved in anything that requires electricity (very challenging).
Paul married Tiffany in 2014 and they just welcomed twins – a son and a daughter! In his spare time, he cooks, he had to give up snowboarding as he had one too many accidents. With twins there really is no spare time – so now he dials for delivery of dinner!

Nicholas Teramura

Director of Project Management

Nicholas TeramuraDirector of Project ManagementNick is the Director of Project Coordination working out of the Absolute Exhibits Las Vegas facility. He ensures the Project Coordination team is running at optimal potential by providing training, development, and assistance in all areas. Nick started as a Project Coordinator and realized that his true calling was within the leadership team at Absolute Exhibits. He was born and raised in Orange, California, received his Masters of Arts (M.A.) from Chapman University (Orange, California) and Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) from University of California, Riverside (Riverside, California).
Nick always dreamed of living underneath the neon lights and fast paced city life in Las Vegas. He relocated in 2013 and has loved every minute of it. Prior to working for Absolute Exhibits he worked in retail sales and customer service. Customer service has always been his goal and at Absolute Exhibits he gets to pursue that goal with the ability to manage a winning team!

Catherine Hess

Senior Marketing Manager

Catherine HessSenior Marketing ManagerCatherine is the Senior Marketing Manager for Absolute Exhibits. She comes to Absolute Exhibits with over 10 years in marketing, public relations, and creative experience. During this time, she was intimately involved in planning trade shows and updating inventive booths for the show. Coming from the client perspective, she brings a unique view to marketing to prospective clients. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California, having received both her B.A. and M.A. at the university.
A Southern California native, Catherine enjoys the beach, pilates, traveling, and live concerts. She is an avid country music fan and outdoor enthusiast. In her spare time, she volunteers with GIFT, the Global Initiative to Free Trafficking Victims, in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Mexico. Additionally, she volunteers at orphanages in Tijuana, Mexico and on Skid Row feeding the homeless. Her enthusiasm for helping others shines through in everything she does, supporting sales and promoting Absolute Exhibits' brand.

Bob Campbell

Director of Operations, Manufacturing

Bob CampbellDirector of Operations, ManufacturingBob Campbell is a seasoned veteran in the trade show industry. With over 30 years of experience, he has managed operations in a variety of exhibit houses, improving systems and processes. His depth and breadth of knowledge is invaluable and made him a natural choice as Director of Operations at our Las Vegas manufacturing facility. A funny guy, he is able to not only help others around him rise to a higher standard, but laughing as they do it. When he doesn't have everyone in stitches over his corny jokes, he also enjoys traveling and action movies.

Gus Gutierrez

Manufacturing Manager

Gus GutierrezManufacturing ManagerGus is the Manufacturing Manager for Absolute Exhibits. In 2003 Gus met Todd Koren who offered him a job to work for his family’s exhibit company they were transitioning from a distribution company to a manufacturer. He was looking for men with experience and it took Gus some time to decide since he had 10 years working in his current company and I did not want to leave a job where he felt like family. At first, he missed his previous job but in a short time he started feeling like he was at home again. Now he says he could not have made a better decision.
Today Gus is a happily married man and an incredible dad of a daughter and a son. Coming from Guanajuato, Mexico, he is the youngest of three brothers. From ages 6 to 14 he literally walked about 4 miles to attend general education. Then at 14 he had to move to the state of Zacatecas to continue his education. At the age of sixteen he immigrated to the US where he realized that things were a lot harder and different than he had imagined. He worked mornings and attended night school to learn English. Being a quick learner, he spent the next ten years supervising projects and traveling to different states for another exhibit company. He spends his little free time enjoying life with his family.

Gilbert Molina

Branch Manager

Gilbert MolinaBranch ManagerGilbert is the Branch Manager in Orlando. As someone who is accustomed to working in high-pressure environment where accuracy and attention to detail are essential, he firmly believes that he will always exceed client expectations. He is a highly skilled listener and communicator, and resourceful in completing projects with an inherent ability to multi-task effectively. With over eight years experienced in finishing cabinets in Chicago and seven years experience as a trade show carpenter at Absolute Exhibits in Las Vegas, Gilbert believes in success through hard work and education.
He shares a very special bond with his loving wife Lourna, and likes to balance professional and family life. His favorite pastime is to watch movies, playing Candy Crush and cooking. He loves traveling, sightseeing, and listening to music. He likes to help people to find solutions to their problems. His aim in life is to serve people without any expectation.

Jan Koren

President

Jan KorenPresidentJan Koren is President and Director of Sales at Absolute Exhibits. Her career began as a freelance contractor for marketing services and as a technical writer. She now heads the Absolute Exhibits sales team with twenty plus account executives and account managers and assistants, in the southern California office and offices across the United States and Europe.
Jan attended Arizona State University where she majored in English, and minored in Art. She is married for close to 50 years with two adult children and her hobbies include interior design work, reading, cooking, and entertaining. Traveling is a way of life in this business and she and her husband are constantly on the go.

Don Burks

Senior Account Executive

Don BurksSenior Account ExecutiveDon is our most Senior Account Executive. Strategically talented, multitasker, with an eye for developing the perfect trade show solutions for his clients. He has an extensive background in the automotive industry prior to coming over nearly 15 years ago. He has a great eye for developing beautiful conceptual designs on any level, leading his clients to appreciate his talent on the show floor year after year.
Don’s personal love is traveling, golfing, cooking “yes, he’s a guy that loves to not only cook, but bake as well”. His latest acquisition is his first grandchild, Wyatt. He spends much of his time with his family, as well as polishing and waxing his cars during his down time. His wish is to continue gaining additional knowledge and experience while offering the best trade show experience to his clients for years to come.
He finds himself continually developing great presentations for his clients, leading into multi-year / multi-show contracts, which eases the trade show pain, not having to worry about the show. “Let us drive the car and you can just take a back seat.” Meaning, trade shows are what we do, and we’re darn good at it.

Kyle Moeller

Senior Account Executive

Kyle MoellerSenior Account ExecutiveKyle Moeller is a Senior Account Executive with Absolute Exhibits. He attended Oregon State University and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a minor in Economics. After graduation Kyle started a wholesale jewelry company that he successfully ran with college associates for nearly 5 years, after which time he left to pursue a career in the trade show industry.
Kyle was born and raised in Tillamook, Oregon. He is now married and resides in Orange County with his wife Allyson and their children Henry and Hazel. Kyle likes to golf, walk his dog, and spend all his free time playing, swimming, and exploring with his young family.

Michael Pino

Senior Account Executive

Michael PinoSenior Account ExecutiveMichael is a graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has had a successful business career, previously helping to grow a startup medical device company as well as created, owned and operated a clothing company which can be found throughout the world. Working directly in the trade show industry for well over a decade, Michael provides a wealth of industry insight, direction and detailed service to each of his clients. Michael is a Southern California native and in his free time loves to go to the beach, watch the Lakers, travel and spend time with his wife Jessie and two children.

Tauny Thompson

Senior Account Executive

Tauny ThompsonSenior Account ExecutiveTauny is a Senior Account Executive. She has worked since 2011 from her office in Detroit. Before coming to Absolute Exhibits she owned a janitorial company for fifteen years with over fifty residential accounts and seven corporate accounts. One of those accounts was an exhibition company. She fell in love with this industry immediately. It is exciting and challenging all at the same time. Because she loves what she does for a living she does not see the exhibit business as a job so she feels that she won’t have to work a again a day in her life.
Tauny is a Detroit Tigers baseball fan as well as a lover of all things casino! She threatens to move every time she goes to Las Vegas or Florida for a trade show – but we remind her that it eventually gets warm in Detroit every year.

Hans Fritsche

Account Executive

Hans FritscheAccount ExecutiveHans joined the Team of Absolute Exhibits in 2015. His broad and in-depth experience honed over many years across a variety of industries, most recently in the sector of international luxury fashion and lifestyle, enables him to build a strategic framework driven by individual requirements and objectives. Throughout his career he has held numerous key financial and operational roles as well as multiple positions in business development.
Prior to his current assignment, Hans acquired many years of experience in founding establishing and implementing retail stores and showroom concepts across Europe focused on profitability, risk assessment and strategic alignment with operating goals. In addition and as managing director he successfully founded and developed a rental company for stage and lighting equipment with his former partners.
His deep understanding of both, financial and operational aspects, also his ability to adapt with changing expectations make him suited to assume responsibility to maintain individual and collective results.
Hans graduated in Business Administration; afterwards mainly based in Munich/Germany throughout more than 25 years of his career, lived and worked in Geneva/Switzerland for 7 years and returned back to Munich in 2012.

Tom Hicks

Director of Interpretive Exhibits

Tom HicksDirector of Interpretive ExhibitsAs the Director of Interpretive Exhibits, Tom is a consultative sales professional and specialized account executive focusing on interior and exterior interpretive exhibits and services. Tom works with his clients to develop immerse environments, traveling exhibits and long term or “permanent” exhibits such as educational exhibits, interpreting historical sites or artifacts, corporate interiors and reception areas as well as outdoor exhibit signage and frame systems. Tom joined Absolute Exhibits in June 2013 for the opportunity to expand the interpretive exhibit department. He is thrilled to be a part of their dynamic staff and is excited to work alongside Absolute Exhibits design staff and team of craftsmen to ensure effective interpretation for his client’s historical, cultural, artifacts and educational programs.
In the early 1990’s, digital print technology was emerging and Tom was a pioneer in implementing this technology in projects such as the Disney stores and the 1996 Olympic games. In 1998, Tom invented Rhino™ fused polycarbonate graphic panels. This proprietary product became a favorite of the National Park Service and he was awarded the annual IDIQ contract with the US Department of the Interior. His panels have been used nationwide to create other exceptional interpretive exhibits. You can usually find Tom wading through new technology or environmental blogs. That is, when he is not at the beach. with his wife and Sassie their little Papillion dog.

Christina Moore

Account Executive

Christina MooreAccount ExecutiveChristina Moore is an Account Executive and a returning member to the Absolute Exhibits team. After graduating from Baylor Graphic Design with her B.A. and Auburn with both her B.S. in Environmental Design, and M.A. in Industrial Design, Christina joined the Absolute Exhibits team originally as a designer. Her years of experience led her to Texas where she similarly did design and product development for tradeshows and outdoor events.
Her return to Absolute Exhibits allows her to work closely with the House of Hope in Nicaragua, where she volunteers her time to assist victims of human trafficking. She is assisting them in marketing the jewelry that they make to enable their own self-sufficiency. Additionally, she enjoys rescuing dogs through the organization Cody’s Friends and a local women’s home called Refuge that rescues women in sex trafficking. She is completing her training to help others in need further.
Her years of experience and big heart allow Christina the perfect opportunity to connect with clients and understand their needs in order to produce the best possible exhibit.

Roberto Castro

Account Executive

Roberto CastroAccount ExecutiveRoberto Castro is a seasoned energetic Account Executive at Absolute Exhibits who enjoys selling and managing trade shows and events. During his 18 years of experience, he has had the opportunity to work with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and an array of companies in between. During this tenure, he has created a multitude of exhibits, corporate environments, and visitor centers. He will put his skill set to work for you and your company, take the time to hear your needs, and offer viable solutions within budget. He attended the University of Santa Cruz California (USCS) and graduated with a BA. During his senior year he was awarded a commission by the the University to design, build, and install a permanent bronze sculpture for the entrance of Merrill College titled La Vida. He has also designed, built, and installed three other permanent sculptures in California. Roberto loves the outdoors, hiking, swimming, backpacking, and kayaking.

Marie Laguna-Griner

Account Executive

Marie Laguna-GrinerAccount ExecutiveMarie was born in Madrid, Spain but was raised in Brussels, Belgium from the age of 7 and received a Masters Degree in Modern Germanic Languages from ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) where she later specialized in simultaneous interpretation.
After marrying and moving to Sydney, she joined Australia’s main news agency - AAP-Reuters - as a trilingual translator where she remained for many years until being hired as Advertising Manager by a French Fortune 500 company that opened new offices in Sydney.
She eventually came to the trade-show industry working on international exhibitions and making good use of her languages and design skills. She has recently joined Absolute Exhibits in 2020 to bring this wealth of international experience and superior language skills.
Marie is fluent in French, Spanish and English, and has intermediate proficiency in Italian. She has travelled the world for work and pleasure, is an avid reader, a portraitist, and a jazz and classic music aficionado.

Kristina Glusko

Account Executive

Kristina GluskoAccount Executive

Matt Hartline

Creative Director

Matt HartlineCreative DirectorMatt was an industrial designer before entering the fascinating world of exhibits as the Creative Director of Absolute Exhibits. He worked in Atlanta and San Francisco before settling in southern California. He received a bachelor of science from Georgia Tech where he had the time of his life playing the party circuit with his band.
Matt is married with a daughter and a son. His hobbies include hiking and camping, and he jogs for his health! However, with growing children his real hobbies are driving kids to innumerable practices, watching many, many games, and volunteering for every conceivable project his kids join.

Brent Sparkman

Assistant Design Director

Brent Sparkman Assistant Design DirectorBrent has been a part of our design department since January of 2014 where he excelled during his first year as one of our designers, and during the past 4 years as a Senior Designer. As a result of his expertise, excellent design work, and leadership skills, Brent was recently promoted to his current role as Assistant Design Director. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from Auburn University, Brent moved from Alabama to Southern California for sunny beaches and to pursue a career in design. A few years after working as a contract and freelance designer, he found Absolute Exhibits to be a great fit. Brent enjoys the variety of challenges of each project he takes on as well as building relationships with clients to better understand their design needs. Brent is the man to know in our design department. He is first and foremost responsible for leading the design team towards achieving excellent results and overall success, both as individuals and collectively as a team. He is also deeply involved in design Research and Development which allows him to share his expertise in design with the team. Brent takes the lead on our large design projects and applies his knowledge and expertise to achieve great results for our clients. Brent is continually pursuing ways to become a better designer and leader. In his spare time, he enjoys watching football, cruising down PCH, and traveling with his wife. They have a young son and a daughter.

Marlon Aragon

Creative Designer

Marlon AragonCreative DesignerMarlon is a Creative Designer with Absolute Exhibits. Marlon moved from the Graphic Department to Creative Design and has taken off like a rocket in the past two years. Chances are if a project is of a larger size or the client wants something “over-the-top” Marlon will be in charge! After being the first individual from his family to graduate from a 4-year college, he did an internship for a few months in Beverly Hills and then later found a home at Absolute Exhibits. He is the nicest person in the world and will try his hardest to make sure you are happy.
Outside of work, Marlon tries to keep active by going to the gym, running on the nice sandy beaches of Southern California or simply walking the dogs. He and his beautiful wife enjoy trying out new restaurants and traveling to new places.

Dana Ursu

Creative Designer

Dana UrsuCreative DesignerDana joined the team in May 2014 in the role of exhibit designer. She is an Architect from Romania with experience in preparing architectural plans, sections, and details for houses, industrial buildings and interiors. Friends describe her as a creative and funny person. Her passions include reading, riding her bike, and creating handmade jewelry from polymer clay. In her free time you can find Dana in a library, documenting about energy efficiency in a building and how to reduce the ecological footprint of buildings.

Lucian Grapa

Creative Designer

Lucian GrapaCreative DesignerLucian joined the Absolute Exhibits Team in 2017 as a Creative Designer. He received his Bachelor of Architecture Technology and Construction Management from VIA University College in Horsens, Denmark and Masters of Urban Vision and Architectural Design from Domus Academy in Milan, Italy.
Lucian is an enthusiastic designer with attention to detail and several years of professional experience, which allows him to anticipate design challenges early on and ensure that each project meets the design goals of the client.
He loves architecture and is eager to offer his expertise to develop a vision and build cohesive design solutions. His ability to produce high-quality renderings and a meticulous attention to detail makes Lucian a key member of the Absolute Exhibits team.
His passions include: interior design, soccer, trying new restaurants and bars, traveling and dogs

Daniel Grigoroiu

Creative Designer

Daniel GrigoroiuCreative DesignerDaniel is a Creative Designer with Absolute Exhibits and resides in Bucharest, Romania. He graduated from the University of Architecture in Bucharest and has worked in fields of architecture and 3D visualizations since 2003 as both a freelancer and with multiple firms.
Daniel has worked on a number of projects around the world and loves to design futuristic architectural concepts. He has dedicated himself to architectural visualizations, which focuses on producing unique and highly-realistic renderings. His extensive experience has given him a holistic understanding of the relationships and requirements between architecture, art, design and 3D production.
In his free time, Daniel loves nature and enjoys recharging his batteries by walking barefoot in the mountain rivers – something he thinks everyone should try. What makes Daniel happy? It’s helping others, people planting trees and seeing humankind care for mother earth.

Stefan Corneliu-Morait

Creative Designer

Stefan Corneliu-MoraitCreative DesignerStefan has been a Creative Designer with Absolute Exhibits since January 2018. He has a degree in Architecture from Ion Mincu University (Bucharest, Romania), a degree in Urbanism and two masters, one in military architecture and one in archaeology. Stefan's experience also covers other fields such as Quality Control on building sites, graphic design and real estate.
He has vivid interest in martial arts, Asian culture and civilization, history, cooking and rock music.

Gabriel Radu

Creative Designer

Gabriel RaduCreative Designer

Gabriel is a Creative Designer with Absolute Exhibits and resides in Bucharest, Romania. He graduated from the University of Architecture in Bucharest and has worked on many creative and highly innovative trade show exhibit designs.His passion is working on brightly colored, fun designs as well as technology exhibits.When he’s not designing, Gabriel enjoys traveling, art, and outdoor recreational activities.

Razvan Sichim

Creative Designer

Razvan SichimCreative DesignerRazvan is a skilled industrial designer whose talents are put to great use in Absolute Exhibits' Creative Design department. A graduate of the University of Fine Arts and Design George Enescu, Razvan was able to hone his skills for many years working in both graphic and product development for industrial design. These skills help him to come up with innovative designs that wow our customers across multiple industries.
When he's not working on designs for Absolute Exhibits, Razvan is interested in oil painting, interior and industrial design, swimming. He spends his time outside of work mainly immersed in his love of all things art and design.

Andreea Stefan

Creative Designer

Andreea StefanCreative DesignerAndreea is a talented designer for Absolute Exhibits who graduated from the University of Architecture in Bucharest. In the past years she had the chance to work on different product and interior design projects in Turin, Italy, and Romania. With a passion for design, Andreea believes strongly that design can improve our lives. A natural at customer service, she prioritizes good communication with clients to understand their design needs and deliver superior service. Her designs are often modern, forward-thinking, and impressive.
In her spare time, Andreea maintains a design blog and likes to read, travel and play the piano.

Matt Hartline

Creative Director

Matt HartlineCreative DirectorMatt was an industrial designer before entering the fascinating world of exhibits as the Creative Director of Absolute Exhibits. He worked in Atlanta and San Francisco before settling in southern California. He received a bachelor of science from Georgia Tech where he had the time of his life playing the party circuit with his band.
Matt is married with a daughter and a son. His hobbies include hiking and camping, and he jogs for his health! However, with growing children his real hobbies are driving kids to innumerable practices, watching many, many games, and volunteering for every conceivable project his kids join.

Jarrell Brown

Detailer

Jarrell BrownDetailerJarrell is a Detailer with Absolute Exhibits. Originally from Alabama, he graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design in 2011 and moved to California in search of his first design job.
Jarrell joined the Absolute Exhibits team in Tustin in 2013 as a Creative Designer, but his strong design skills and knowledge of materials earned him a promotion to Detailer in 2014 in Las Vegas. He now resides in Orlando and is our primary detailer in that office.
Jarrell is married, and he and his wife have just welcomed their newborn son. In his spare time, you can find Jarrell taking on small photography jobs. Jarrell's inside activities include cooking, playing video games, and watching movies on Netflix. And as of September 2018 – diaper changing!

Victor Perez

Detailer

Victor PerezDetailerVictor Perez joined Absolute Exhibits in February 2015. As a Detailer, he assists the department to accomplish timely and precise production packets for both custom and rental exhibits. Victor lives and works out of Las Vegas Nevada, where he hopes to increasingly develop sustainable design production.
Here he hopes to grow his understanding in the exhibit industry and further his construction knowledge. In his free time, Victor enjoys the outdoors, spending time exploring the desert that surrounds the valley. He avidly skateboards and tinkers with his project cars.

Casiana Caramidaru

Detailer

Casiana CaramidaruDetailerCasiana Caramidaru is a designer and an enthusiastic engineer for Convention Exhibits in the USA and Europe. She spends her days building amazing products and exhibits for clients around the world. A graduate of the National University of Arts in Bucharest, she obtained her degree in Interior Design. Prior to that, she worked in Scenography where she created movies and commercials for Romanian and European companies. The next 3 years, she studied and worked in Germany to develop her design aesthetic and creating ergonomic objects. Having worked in the exhibits industry now, her passion for design continues to grow as she delves deeper into trade show exhibits.

Irina Cristea

Associate Detailer

Irina CristeaAssociate DetailerIrina Cristea was born and raised in Bucharest, Romania or as Irina says, “the land of vampires and Nadia Comaneci”.
Since graduating as an architect in 2010, Irina has accumulated diverse experience, including packaging design, interior design, furniture design and residential architecture.
Her greatest passion in life – besides architecture, of course – is music. Irina loves singing and listening to music, attending concerts, supporting local bands and, in her spare time, rocking out with her own band.
One of her goals in life is to travel everywhere in the world at least once. Irina is very sociable, positive and outgoing, and is described by her friends as a funny and uplifting person.
She enjoys reading in general but especially likes sci-fi novels. Irina is a big movie buff and enjoys going to the theater and dancing.

Andrei Dobos

Associate Detailer

Andrei DobosAssociate DetailerAndrei joined Absolute Exhibits as a Detailer in August 2015. Originally from Onesti, Romania he has lived and worked in Bucharest for ten years. With a background in residential construction and design. Andrei received his Architecture Degree from “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism. When he is not working Andrei enjoys, playing guitar and fishing.

Monica Badiu

Associate Detailer

Monica BadiuAssociate Detailer

Monica Badiu is an Associate Detailer at Absolute Exhibits. She graduated from the University of Architecture in Bucharest, Romania, and has been living there since 2010. She has worked in advertising as an Art Director and as a freelancer in architecture.

Passionate about the art of beauty, Monica has also studied numerous interior design works and graduated as an interior decorator in 2014. She likes to make sketches for every room she walks in, trying to use every neglected space, considering this an exercise for improving her designer skills.

Monica enjoys making handmade crafts at her parents’ home in her fathers workshop, which has every tool needed.

Spending most of her free time reading, painting and walking through the park or the mountain side, she seeks perfection of nature to inspire her everyday life. Cooking is also a passion of hers as it helps her unwind after a busy day.

Nicholas Teramura

Director of Project Management

Nicholas TeramuraDirector of Project ManagementNick is the Director of Project Coordination working out of the Absolute Exhibits Las Vegas facility. He ensures the Project Coordination team is running at optimal potential by providing training, development, and assistance in all areas. Nick started as a Project Coordinator and realized that his true calling was within the leadership team at Absolute Exhibits. He was born and raised in Orange, California, received his Masters of Arts (M.A.) from Chapman University (Orange, California) and Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) from University of California, Riverside (Riverside, California).
Nick always dreamed of living underneath the neon lights and fast paced city life in Las Vegas. He relocated in 2013 and has loved every minute of it. Prior to working for Absolute Exhibits he worked in retail sales and customer service. Customer service has always been his goal and at Absolute Exhibits he gets to pursue that goal with the ability to manage a winning team!

Danielle Landreville

Enterprise Account Manager

Danielle LandrevilleEnterprise Account ManagerDanielle joined Absolute Exhibits as a Project Coordinator in 2007 and left the company a few years later to raise her son in California. She has since returned to the company as an Enterprise Account Manager, splitting her time between the Tustin and Las Vegas office. In her free time, she likes to visit her apartment in San Diego and enjoy the California lifestyle of beachside living.

Jessica Zipay

Project Coordinator

Jessica ZipayProject CoordinatorJessica Zipay is a Project Coordinator based out of Absolute Exhibits’ Orlando office.
As Orlando’s only female staff member, Jessica is the go-to person in the AE warehouse. She is the woman to know. She completed her education at Winthrop University earning a Bachelor’s in Political Science and entered the tradeshow industry with Smart City Networks prior to joining the Absolute Exhibit family. Jessica’s strongest assets are her problem-solving capabilities and detailed organization.
With ties across the world, including Thailand and Italy, JZ spends her spare time indulging in the finer things, such as all-natural organic gardening from seed, traveling as much as possible, reading leather bound books and - most importantly - raising a decent human being by the name of Willow. Her daughter and family are her world.

Alina Hudek

Project Coordinator, European Division

Alina HudekProject Coordinator, European DivisionAlina joined the Absolute Exhibits team in 2018. With a background of production & logistics coordination, she became the first Project Coordinator from the European office. Her impressive command of multiple languages and regional customs is invaluable to clients exhibiting in Europe. Clients and prospects find her energy and enthusiasm infectious.
Born and bred in Bucharest - Romania, Alina studied Business Administration with a Bachelor’s in Strategic Management and a Master’s in Social Media & Online Marketing.
In her spare time, Alina enjoys traveling, cycling & experiencing new cultures through their cuisine. She is a self-declared foodie, with an emphasis on sweets. Additionally, she is a full time animal lover & a part time entertainer, with a joke up her sleeve & a big smile on her face.

Frank Hsu

Project Coordinator

Frank HsuProject CoordinatorFrank joined Absolute Exhibits as a Project Coordinator in 2015. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan and immigrated to southern California when he was ten. After receiving his degree in Psychology from University of California, Irvine, he joined his family in their construction business and worked all the jobs – as people do in the family business. Their business centered on hotel renovation and Frank quickly became the Project Coordinator. With many years of construction project experience moving to the exhibit industry and handling project management has been an easy transition.
Frank joined Absolute Exhibits when he and his wife, a dentist, moved to Las Vegas. They have two two adorable toddler daughters. When asked how he spends his free time he laughed – so we settled on when he had free time, past life, what did he do? Snowboarded, surfed, went to the gym, and watched movies … well those days are gone!

Amy Kamtan

Project Coordinator

Amy KamtanProject CoordinatorA veteran of the trade show industry, Amy comes to Absolute Exhibits from another exhibit house. Having grown up in Long Beach, CA, she moved to Las Vegas over 20 years ago for the bright lights and action on the trade show floor. During her career, she has honed her exceptional organizational and customer service-oriented skills. Customers often remark that as a Project Coordinator, Amy is constantly trying to anticipate their needs and delivering superior service. During the process from inception to completion, Amy stays involved with customers, design, and sales.
When she’s not playing superhero on the trade show floor, Amy enjoys pop culture, musical festivals, and interior design. She is a highly creative individual who tries to encourage the creative passions of her 2 daughters as well.

Micah Lenox

Project Coordinator

Micah LenoxProject CoordinatorMicah is a Project Coordinator at Absolute Exhibits. A native of Las Vegas, he has spent 27 years in the Electrical Sign Business working on some of the most popular signage on the Las Vegas Strip and around the country in many aspects including Journeyman, Electrician, Install, Manufacturing, Estimating, Sales and a Project Manager for over 15 years. Micah has a Project Management Degree from Villanova University, and is currently working on his PMP, which he will complete by the end of 2019.
Micah has been married for over 20 years and has 2 beautiful children. When he's not working, he is an avid outdoorsman that enjoys spending his time at his cabin fishing, and camping and hunting.

Catherine Hess

Senior Marketing Manager

Catherine HessSenior Marketing ManagerCatherine is the Senior Marketing Manager for Absolute Exhibits. She comes to Absolute Exhibits with over 10 years in marketing, public relations, and creative experience. During this time, she was intimately involved in planning trade shows and updating inventive booths for the show. Coming from the client perspective, she brings a unique view to marketing to prospective clients. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California, having received both her B.A. and M.A. at the university.
A Southern California native, Catherine enjoys the beach, pilates, traveling, and live concerts. She is an avid country music fan and outdoor enthusiast. In her spare time, she volunteers with GIFT, the Global Initiative to Free Trafficking Victims, in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Mexico. Additionally, she volunteers at orphanages in Tijuana, Mexico and on Skid Row feeding the homeless. Her enthusiasm for helping others shines through in everything she does, supporting sales and promoting Absolute Exhibits' brand.

Kushal Jain

Web Developer & IT Assistant

Kushal JainWeb Developer & IT AssistantKushal is a Software Engineer who enjoys building things that live on the internet. He develops outstanding websites and web apps that provide intuitive, pixel-perfect user interfaces with dynamic and modern backends for Absolute Exhibits and its affiliate companies. He recently graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from California State University Fullerton and joined Absolute Exhibits as a Full-stack Web Developer and IT Assistant. He has quickly become an integral part of the Absolute Exhibits family. In his free times he likes cooking, hiking, and traveling.

Elise Williams

Account Manager

Elise WilliamsAccount ManagerElise Williams is a Marketing Assistant to a busy international Marketing team. She is a veteran of customer service and sales roles, working in industries such as the entertainment industry and healthcare. New to the Absolute Exhibits team, Elise brings a wealth of experience in assisting our team reach the people who want their moment in the spotlight on the trade show floor. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Springfield, Elise was a basketball player who brings that sense of teamwork and team spirit to everything she does. When this Orange County, CA native isn't working hard for the team, she can be found running on the beach with her dog, an adorable Doberman.

Tracy Huynh

Controller

Tracy HuynhControllerTracy is the Controller at Absolute Exhibits. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton. Tracy joined Absolute Exhibits Inc. in 2004, beginning as a staff accountant doing Account Payables and Account Receivables. Her current duties are maintaining general ledgers, creating monthly financial statements, doing payroll, and managing the Accounting Department.
Tracy, her husband and darling little daughter live in the city of Orange. Tracy likes to hang out with her family and her friends, watch movies, and go to beach in her spare time. She and her husband love to travel, even with a toddler!

Lien Luu

Bookkeeper

Lien LuuBookkeeperLien is currently working in the Accounting Department for Absolute Exhibits, Inc., handling Receivable and Payable accounts, assisting the controller and CFO with various tasks. She has been with the company since 2008 with a degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.
She enjoys spending time with her family and loves the beach – the smell of the fresh ocean breeze. Personal thought about life – appreciate what you have, respect others and do your best and the rest let God take the wheel.

Janae Schulz

Executive Assistant

Janae SchulzExecutive AssistantJanae Schulz joined Absolute Exhibits in 2015. As an Executive Assistant, she brings innovative ideas and strategies to the table, and offers a rare combination of both technical know-how and writing skills. A native to Orange County, Janae attended Santiago Canyon College where she studied Liberal Arts. Compassionate and kind, Janae volunteers when she’s not at work and enjoys sunsets at the beach.

Paul Yap

IT Director

Paul YapIT DirectorPaul is the IT Director at Absolute Exhibits. He began working with Absolute Exhibits fifteen years ago. Utilizing his CS degree from Pitzer College he took over database and website programming duties. Absolute Exhibits’ small business environment gave him the opportunity to grow into other areas of tech such as networking and security. Nowadays you can find Paul involved in anything that requires electricity (very challenging).
Paul married Tiffany in 2014 and they just welcomed twins – a son and a daughter! In his spare time, he cooks, he had to give up snowboarding as he had one too many accidents. With twins there really is no spare time – so now he dials for delivery of dinner!

Kushal Jain

Web Developer & IT Assistant

Kushal JainWeb Developer & IT AssistantKushal is a Software Engineer who enjoys building things that live on the internet. He develops outstanding websites and web apps that provide intuitive, pixel-perfect user interfaces with dynamic and modern backends for Absolute Exhibits and its affiliate companies. He recently graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from California State University Fullerton and joined Absolute Exhibits as a Full-stack Web Developer and IT Assistant. He has quickly become an integral part of the Absolute Exhibits family. In his free times he likes cooking, hiking, and traveling.

The Team

Who is the Expert? Of course you are and so are we. You know your clients and trade show audience.You know what they want to see in your trade show display. You know what you need to highlight, demonstrate, emphasize. You know your brand. You know your expectations, requirements, and budget.

We know how to give clients the most bang for their buck. We are on the trade show floor twelve months a year observing the successes and the failures of thousands of exhibitors. We understand the latest show trends, experiential marketing, and the how-to of moving attendees into your display. We know that each client comes to us with unique needs and expectations and we are here to blend all of those together and provide a powerful exhibit that will leave clients with a lasting impression.

Without our people, the leaders, the managers, the team players and all of their inherent skills learned in great universities, incredible technical institutions, or at the knee of their father or mother we could never provide the highest level exhibits for our clients.

Leadership

Todd KorenCEOTodd is the CEO of Absolute Exhibits. Within weeks of graduating from Chapman University, Todd, along with his mother, founded Absolute Exhibits, Inc. in Orange County California. He led the company expansion to Las Vegas, Wurzburg, Germany, Orlando, and most recently to Bucharest, Romania. Todd attended Chapman University, a private university in Orange, California. In three years’ time he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing Management and a minor in Economics.
While in college Todd owned and operated an import/export business, Global Provisions, sending food to American and Western Samoa and receiving fresh products in return to resell in the greater Los Angeles area. Today, he uses his business to assist philanthropically offering trucking and collection services for a Toy Drive for 9/11 and moving truckloads of food and equipment to Miami for Haiti. In this year he spearheaded a drive to build 200 beds with all amenities for Children’s Charities of Houston and collected, matched donations and sent 8,000 pairs of socks to Puerto Rico.
Todd also advises CEOs of fast-growing companies through his leadership role with RJB Partners LLC, a Los Angeles based private equity investor. In his spare time he travels for pleasure, reads vociferously, is a keen follower of the Golden Knights, and has a new passion – grilling!

Jan Koren

President

Jan KorenPresidentJan Koren is President and Director of Sales at Absolute Exhibits. Her career began as a freelance contractor for marketing services and as a technical writer. She now heads the Absolute Exhibits sales team with twenty plus account executives and account managers and assistants, in the southern California office and offices across the United States and Europe.
Jan attended Arizona State University where she majored in English, and minored in Art. She is married for close to 50 years with two adult children and her hobbies include interior design work, reading, cooking, and entertaining. Traveling is a way of life in this business and she and her husband are constantly on the go.

Dane Ferguson

Vice President

Dane FergusonVice PresidentDane has been the Vice President of Absolute Exhibits since August of 2013 after working in various operational capacities since he joined the company in the Fall of 2011. Prior to joining Absolute, Dane worked in the financial services industry. He first was a financial advisor for a boutique firm before he joined the commercial division of a large national bank.
Dane was born and raised in Orange County. As the youngest of four brothers, he grew to love sports and the spirit of competition. After graduating from nearby Villa Park High School, his athletic and academic excellence took him north to the University of California, Berkeley where he majored in Interdisciplinary Studies while earning a varsity letter in baseball.

Matt Hartline

Creative Director

Matt HartlineCreative DirectorMatt was an industrial designer before entering the fascinating world of exhibits as the Creative Director of Absolute Exhibits. He worked in Atlanta and San Francisco before settling in southern California. He received a bachelor of science from Georgia Tech where he had the time of his life playing the party circuit with his band.
Matt is married with a daughter and a son. His hobbies include hiking and camping, and he jogs for his health! However, with growing children his real hobbies are driving kids to innumerable practices, watching many, many games, and volunteering for every conceivable project his kids join.

Tracy Huynh

Controller

Tracy HuynhControllerTracy is the Controller at Absolute Exhibits. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton. Tracy joined Absolute Exhibits Inc. in 2004, beginning as a staff accountant doing Account Payables and Account Receivables. Her current duties are maintaining general ledgers, creating monthly financial statements, doing payroll, and managing the Accounting Department.
Tracy, her husband and darling little daughter live in the city of Orange. Tracy likes to hang out with her family and her friends, watch movies, and go to beach in her spare time. She and her husband love to travel, even with a toddler!

Paul Yap

IT Director

Paul YapIT DirectorPaul is the IT Director at Absolute Exhibits. He began working with Absolute Exhibits fifteen years ago. Utilizing his CS degree from Pitzer College he took over database and website programming duties. Absolute Exhibits’ small business environment gave him the opportunity to grow into other areas of tech such as networking and security. Nowadays you can find Paul involved in anything that requires electricity (very challenging).
Paul married Tiffany in 2014 and they just welcomed twins – a son and a daughter! In his spare time, he cooks, he had to give up snowboarding as he had one too many accidents. With twins there really is no spare time – so now he dials for delivery of dinner!

Nicholas Teramura

Director of Project Management

Nicholas TeramuraDirector of Project ManagementNick is the Director of Project Coordination working out of the Absolute Exhibits Las Vegas facility. He ensures the Project Coordination team is running at optimal potential by providing training, development, and assistance in all areas. Nick started as a Project Coordinator and realized that his true calling was within the leadership team at Absolute Exhibits. He was born and raised in Orange, California, received his Masters of Arts (M.A.) from Chapman University (Orange, California) and Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) from University of California, Riverside (Riverside, California).
Nick always dreamed of living underneath the neon lights and fast paced city life in Las Vegas. He relocated in 2013 and has loved every minute of it. Prior to working for Absolute Exhibits he worked in retail sales and customer service. Customer service has always been his goal and at Absolute Exhibits he gets to pursue that goal with the ability to manage a winning team!

Catherine Hess

Senior Marketing Manager

Catherine HessSenior Marketing ManagerCatherine is the Senior Marketing Manager for Absolute Exhibits. She comes to Absolute Exhibits with over 10 years in marketing, public relations, and creative experience. During this time, she was intimately involved in planning trade shows and updating inventive booths for the show. Coming from the client perspective, she brings a unique view to marketing to prospective clients. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California, having received both her B.A. and M.A. at the university.
A Southern California native, Catherine enjoys the beach, pilates, traveling, and live concerts. She is an avid country music fan and outdoor enthusiast. In her spare time, she volunteers with GIFT, the Global Initiative to Free Trafficking Victims, in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Mexico. Additionally, she volunteers at orphanages in Tijuana, Mexico and on Skid Row feeding the homeless. Her enthusiasm for helping others shines through in everything she does, supporting sales and promoting Absolute Exhibits' brand.

Bob Campbell

Director of Operations, Manufacturing

Bob CampbellDirector of Operations, ManufacturingBob Campbell is a seasoned veteran in the trade show industry. With over 30 years of experience, he has managed operations in a variety of exhibit houses, improving systems and processes. His depth and breadth of knowledge is invaluable and made him a natural choice as Director of Operations at our Las Vegas manufacturing facility. A funny guy, he is able to not only help others around him rise to a higher standard, but laughing as they do it. When he doesn't have everyone in stitches over his corny jokes, he also enjoys traveling and action movies.

Gus Gutierrez

Manufacturing Manager

Gus GutierrezManufacturing ManagerGus is the Manufacturing Manager for Absolute Exhibits. In 2003 Gus met Todd Koren who offered him a job to work for his family’s exhibit company they were transitioning from a distribution company to a manufacturer. He was looking for men with experience and it took Gus some time to decide since he had 10 years working in his current company and I did not want to leave a job where he felt like family. At first, he missed his previous job but in a short time he started feeling like he was at home again. Now he says he could not have made a better decision.
Today Gus is a happily married man and an incredible dad of a daughter and a son. Coming from Guanajuato, Mexico, he is the youngest of three brothers. From ages 6 to 14 he literally walked about 4 miles to attend general education. Then at 14 he had to move to the state of Zacatecas to continue his education. At the age of sixteen he immigrated to the US where he realized that things were a lot harder and different than he had imagined. He worked mornings and attended night school to learn English. Being a quick learner, he spent the next ten years supervising projects and traveling to different states for another exhibit company. He spends his little free time enjoying life with his family.

Gilbert Molina

Branch Manager

Gilbert MolinaBranch ManagerGilbert is the Branch Manager in Orlando. As someone who is accustomed to working in high-pressure environment where accuracy and attention to detail are essential, he firmly believes that he will always exceed client expectations. He is a highly skilled listener and communicator, and resourceful in completing projects with an inherent ability to multi-task effectively. With over eight years experienced in finishing cabinets in Chicago and seven years experience as a trade show carpenter at Absolute Exhibits in Las Vegas, Gilbert believes in success through hard work and education.
He shares a very special bond with his loving wife Lourna, and likes to balance professional and family life. His favorite pastime is to watch movies, playing Candy Crush and cooking. He loves traveling, sightseeing, and listening to music. He likes to help people to find solutions to their problems. His aim in life is to serve people without any expectation.

Jan Koren

President

Jan KorenPresidentJan Koren is President and Director of Sales at Absolute Exhibits. Her career began as a freelance contractor for marketing services and as a technical writer. She now heads the Absolute Exhibits sales team with twenty plus account executives and account managers and assistants, in the southern California office and offices across the United States and Europe.
Jan attended Arizona State University where she majored in English, and minored in Art. She is married for close to 50 years with two adult children and her hobbies include interior design work, reading, cooking, and entertaining. Traveling is a way of life in this business and she and her husband are constantly on the go.

Don Burks

Senior Account Executive

Don BurksSenior Account ExecutiveDon is our most Senior Account Executive. Strategically talented, multitasker, with an eye for developing the perfect trade show solutions for his clients. He has an extensive background in the automotive industry prior to coming over nearly 15 years ago. He has a great eye for developing beautiful conceptual designs on any level, leading his clients to appreciate his talent on the show floor year after year.
Don’s personal love is traveling, golfing, cooking “yes, he’s a guy that loves to not only cook, but bake as well”. His latest acquisition is his first grandchild, Wyatt. He spends much of his time with his family, as well as polishing and waxing his cars during his down time. His wish is to continue gaining additional knowledge and experience while offering the best trade show experience to his clients for years to come.
He finds himself continually developing great presentations for his clients, leading into multi-year / multi-show contracts, which eases the trade show pain, not having to worry about the show. “Let us drive the car and you can just take a back seat.” Meaning, trade shows are what we do, and we’re darn good at it.

Kyle Moeller

Senior Account Executive

Kyle MoellerSenior Account ExecutiveKyle Moeller is a Senior Account Executive with Absolute Exhibits. He attended Oregon State University and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a minor in Economics. After graduation Kyle started a wholesale jewelry company that he successfully ran with college associates for nearly 5 years, after which time he left to pursue a career in the trade show industry.
Kyle was born and raised in Tillamook, Oregon. He is now married and resides in Orange County with his wife Allyson and their children Henry and Hazel. Kyle likes to golf, walk his dog, and spend all his free time playing, swimming, and exploring with his young family.

Michael Pino

Senior Account Executive

Michael PinoSenior Account ExecutiveMichael is a graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has had a successful business career, previously helping to grow a startup medical device company as well as created, owned and operated a clothing company which can be found throughout the world. Working directly in the trade show industry for well over a decade, Michael provides a wealth of industry insight, direction and detailed service to each of his clients. Michael is a Southern California native and in his free time loves to go to the beach, watch the Lakers, travel and spend time with his wife Jessie and two children.

Tauny Thompson

Senior Account Executive

Tauny ThompsonSenior Account ExecutiveTauny is a Senior Account Executive. She has worked since 2011 from her office in Detroit. Before coming to Absolute Exhibits she owned a janitorial company for fifteen years with over fifty residential accounts and seven corporate accounts. One of those accounts was an exhibition company. She fell in love with this industry immediately. It is exciting and challenging all at the same time. Because she loves what she does for a living she does not see the exhibit business as a job so she feels that she won’t have to work a again a day in her life.
Tauny is a Detroit Tigers baseball fan as well as a lover of all things casino! She threatens to move every time she goes to Las Vegas or Florida for a trade show – but we remind her that it eventually gets warm in Detroit every year.

Hans Fritsche

Account Executive

Hans FritscheAccount ExecutiveHans joined the Team of Absolute Exhibits in 2015. His broad and in-depth experience honed over many years across a variety of industries, most recently in the sector of international luxury fashion and lifestyle, enables him to build a strategic framework driven by individual requirements and objectives. Throughout his career he has held numerous key financial and operational roles as well as multiple positions in business development.
Prior to his current assignment, Hans acquired many years of experience in founding establishing and implementing retail stores and showroom concepts across Europe focused on profitability, risk assessment and strategic alignment with operating goals. In addition and as managing director he successfully founded and developed a rental company for stage and lighting equipment with his former partners.
His deep understanding of both, financial and operational aspects, also his ability to adapt with changing expectations make him suited to assume responsibility to maintain individual and collective results.
Hans graduated in Business Administration; afterwards mainly based in Munich/Germany throughout more than 25 years of his career, lived and worked in Geneva/Switzerland for 7 years and returned back to Munich in 2012.

Tom Hicks

Director of Interpretive Exhibits

Tom HicksDirector of Interpretive ExhibitsAs the Director of Interpretive Exhibits, Tom is a consultative sales professional and specialized account executive focusing on interior and exterior interpretive exhibits and services. Tom works with his clients to develop immerse environments, traveling exhibits and long term or “permanent” exhibits such as educational exhibits, interpreting historical sites or artifacts, corporate interiors and reception areas as well as outdoor exhibit signage and frame systems. Tom joined Absolute Exhibits in June 2013 for the opportunity to expand the interpretive exhibit department. He is thrilled to be a part of their dynamic staff and is excited to work alongside Absolute Exhibits design staff and team of craftsmen to ensure effective interpretation for his client’s historical, cultural, artifacts and educational programs.
In the early 1990’s, digital print technology was emerging and Tom was a pioneer in implementing this technology in projects such as the Disney stores and the 1996 Olympic games. In 1998, Tom invented Rhino™ fused polycarbonate graphic panels. This proprietary product became a favorite of the National Park Service and he was awarded the annual IDIQ contract with the US Department of the Interior. His panels have been used nationwide to create other exceptional interpretive exhibits. You can usually find Tom wading through new technology or environmental blogs. That is, when he is not at the beach. with his wife and Sassie their little Papillion dog.

Christina Moore

Account Executive

Christina MooreAccount ExecutiveChristina Moore is an Account Executive and a returning member to the Absolute Exhibits team. After graduating from Baylor Graphic Design with her B.A. and Auburn with both her B.S. in Environmental Design, and M.A. in Industrial Design, Christina joined the Absolute Exhibits team originally as a designer. Her years of experience led her to Texas where she similarly did design and product development for tradeshows and outdoor events.
Her return to Absolute Exhibits allows her to work closely with the House of Hope in Nicaragua, where she volunteers her time to assist victims of human trafficking. She is assisting them in marketing the jewelry that they make to enable their own self-sufficiency. Additionally, she enjoys rescuing dogs through the organization Cody’s Friends and a local women’s home called Refuge that rescues women in sex trafficking. She is completing her training to help others in need further.
Her years of experience and big heart allow Christina the perfect opportunity to connect with clients and understand their needs in order to produce the best possible exhibit.

Roberto Castro

Account Executive

Roberto CastroAccount ExecutiveRoberto Castro is a seasoned energetic Account Executive at Absolute Exhibits who enjoys selling and managing trade shows and events. During his 18 years of experience, he has had the opportunity to work with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and an array of companies in between. During this tenure, he has created a multitude of exhibits, corporate environments, and visitor centers. He will put his skill set to work for you and your company, take the time to hear your needs, and offer viable solutions within budget. He attended the University of Santa Cruz California (USCS) and graduated with a BA. During his senior year he was awarded a commission by the the University to design, build, and install a permanent bronze sculpture for the entrance of Merrill College titled La Vida. He has also designed, built, and installed three other permanent sculptures in California. Roberto loves the outdoors, hiking, swimming, backpacking, and kayaking.

Marie Laguna-Griner

Account Executive

Marie Laguna-GrinerAccount ExecutiveMarie was born in Madrid, Spain but was raised in Brussels, Belgium from the age of 7 and received a Masters Degree in Modern Germanic Languages from ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) where she later specialized in simultaneous interpretation.
After marrying and moving to Sydney, she joined Australia’s main news agency - AAP-Reuters - as a trilingual translator where she remained for many years until being hired as Advertising Manager by a French Fortune 500 company that opened new offices in Sydney.
She eventually came to the trade-show industry working on international exhibitions and making good use of her languages and design skills. She has recently joined Absolute Exhibits in 2020 to bring this wealth of international experience and superior language skills.
Marie is fluent in French, Spanish and English, and has intermediate proficiency in Italian. She has travelled the world for work and pleasure, is an avid reader, a portraitist, and a jazz and classic music aficionado.

Kristina Glusko

Account Executive

Kristina GluskoAccount Executive

Matt Hartline

Creative Director

Matt HartlineCreative DirectorMatt was an industrial designer before entering the fascinating world of exhibits as the Creative Director of Absolute Exhibits. He worked in Atlanta and San Francisco before settling in southern California. He received a bachelor of science from Georgia Tech where he had the time of his life playing the party circuit with his band.
Matt is married with a daughter and a son. His hobbies include hiking and camping, and he jogs for his health! However, with growing children his real hobbies are driving kids to innumerable practices, watching many, many games, and volunteering for every conceivable project his kids join.

Brent Sparkman

Assistant Design Director

Brent Sparkman Assistant Design DirectorBrent has been a part of our design department since January of 2014 where he excelled during his first year as one of our designers, and during the past 4 years as a Senior Designer. As a result of his expertise, excellent design work, and leadership skills, Brent was recently promoted to his current role as Assistant Design Director. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from Auburn University, Brent moved from Alabama to Southern California for sunny beaches and to pursue a career in design. A few years after working as a contract and freelance designer, he found Absolute Exhibits to be a great fit. Brent enjoys the variety of challenges of each project he takes on as well as building relationships with clients to better understand their design needs. Brent is the man to know in our design department. He is first and foremost responsible for leading the design team towards achieving excellent results and overall success, both as individuals and collectively as a team. He is also deeply involved in design Research and Development which allows him to share his expertise in design with the team. Brent takes the lead on our large design projects and applies his knowledge and expertise to achieve great results for our clients. Brent is continually pursuing ways to become a better designer and leader. In his spare time, he enjoys watching football, cruising down PCH, and traveling with his wife. They have a young son and a daughter.

Marlon Aragon

Creative Designer

Marlon AragonCreative DesignerMarlon is a Creative Designer with Absolute Exhibits. Marlon moved from the Graphic Department to Creative Design and has taken off like a rocket in the past two years. Chances are if a project is of a larger size or the client wants something “over-the-top” Marlon will be in charge! After being the first individual from his family to graduate from a 4-year college, he did an internship for a few months in Beverly Hills and then later found a home at Absolute Exhibits. He is the nicest person in the world and will try his hardest to make sure you are happy.
Outside of work, Marlon tries to keep active by going to the gym, running on the nice sandy beaches of Southern California or simply walking the dogs. He and his beautiful wife enjoy trying out new restaurants and traveling to new places.

Dana Ursu

Creative Designer

Dana UrsuCreative DesignerDana joined the team in May 2014 in the role of exhibit designer. She is an Architect from Romania with experience in preparing architectural plans, sections, and details for houses, industrial buildings and interiors. Friends describe her as a creative and funny person. Her passions include reading, riding her bike, and creating handmade jewelry from polymer clay. In her free time you can find Dana in a library, documenting about energy efficiency in a building and how to reduce the ecological footprint of buildings.

Lucian Grapa

Creative Designer

Lucian GrapaCreative DesignerLucian joined the Absolute Exhibits Team in 2017 as a Creative Designer. He received his Bachelor of Architecture Technology and Construction Management from VIA University College in Horsens, Denmark and Masters of Urban Vision and Architectural Design from Domus Academy in Milan, Italy.
Lucian is an enthusiastic designer with attention to detail and several years of professional experience, which allows him to anticipate design challenges early on and ensure that each project meets the design goals of the client.
He loves architecture and is eager to offer his expertise to develop a vision and build cohesive design solutions. His ability to produce high-quality renderings and a meticulous attention to detail makes Lucian a key member of the Absolute Exhibits team.
His passions include: interior design, soccer, trying new restaurants and bars, traveling and dogs

Daniel Grigoroiu

Creative Designer

Daniel GrigoroiuCreative DesignerDaniel is a Creative Designer with Absolute Exhibits and resides in Bucharest, Romania. He graduated from the University of Architecture in Bucharest and has worked in fields of architecture and 3D visualizations since 2003 as both a freelancer and with multiple firms.
Daniel has worked on a number of projects around the world and loves to design futuristic architectural concepts. He has dedicated himself to architectural visualizations, which focuses on producing unique and highly-realistic renderings. His extensive experience has given him a holistic understanding of the relationships and requirements between architecture, art, design and 3D production.
In his free time, Daniel loves nature and enjoys recharging his batteries by walking barefoot in the mountain rivers – something he thinks everyone should try. What makes Daniel happy? It’s helping others, people planting trees and seeing humankind care for mother earth.

Stefan Corneliu-Morait

Creative Designer

Stefan Corneliu-MoraitCreative DesignerStefan has been a Creative Designer with Absolute Exhibits since January 2018. He has a degree in Architecture from Ion Mincu University (Bucharest, Romania), a degree in Urbanism and two masters, one in military architecture and one in archaeology. Stefan's experience also covers other fields such as Quality Control on building sites, graphic design and real estate.
He has vivid interest in martial arts, Asian culture and civilization, history, cooking and rock music.

Gabriel Radu

Creative Designer

Gabriel RaduCreative Designer

Gabriel is a Creative Designer with Absolute Exhibits and resides in Bucharest, Romania. He graduated from the University of Architecture in Bucharest and has worked on many creative and highly innovative trade show exhibit designs.His passion is working on brightly colored, fun designs as well as technology exhibits.When he’s not designing, Gabriel enjoys traveling, art, and outdoor recreational activities.

Razvan Sichim

Creative Designer

Razvan SichimCreative DesignerRazvan is a skilled industrial designer whose talents are put to great use in Absolute Exhibits' Creative Design department. A graduate of the University of Fine Arts and Design George Enescu, Razvan was able to hone his skills for many years working in both graphic and product development for industrial design. These skills help him to come up with innovative designs that wow our customers across multiple industries.
When he's not working on designs for Absolute Exhibits, Razvan is interested in oil painting, interior and industrial design, swimming. He spends his time outside of work mainly immersed in his love of all things art and design.

Andreea Stefan

Creative Designer

Andreea StefanCreative DesignerAndreea is a talented designer for Absolute Exhibits who graduated from the University of Architecture in Bucharest. In the past years she had the chance to work on different product and interior design projects in Turin, Italy, and Romania. With a passion for design, Andreea believes strongly that design can improve our lives. A natural at customer service, she prioritizes good communication with clients to understand their design needs and deliver superior service. Her designs are often modern, forward-thinking, and impressive.
In her spare time, Andreea maintains a design blog and likes to read, travel and play the piano.

Matt Hartline

Creative Director

Matt HartlineCreative DirectorMatt was an industrial designer before entering the fascinating world of exhibits as the Creative Director of Absolute Exhibits. He worked in Atlanta and San Francisco before settling in southern California. He received a bachelor of science from Georgia Tech where he had the time of his life playing the party circuit with his band.
Matt is married with a daughter and a son. His hobbies include hiking and camping, and he jogs for his health! However, with growing children his real hobbies are driving kids to innumerable practices, watching many, many games, and volunteering for every conceivable project his kids join.

Jarrell Brown

Detailer

Jarrell BrownDetailerJarrell is a Detailer with Absolute Exhibits. Originally from Alabama, he graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design in 2011 and moved to California in search of his first design job.
Jarrell joined the Absolute Exhibits team in Tustin in 2013 as a Creative Designer, but his strong design skills and knowledge of materials earned him a promotion to Detailer in 2014 in Las Vegas. He now resides in Orlando and is our primary detailer in that office.
Jarrell is married, and he and his wife have just welcomed their newborn son. In his spare time, you can find Jarrell taking on small photography jobs. Jarrell's inside activities include cooking, playing video games, and watching movies on Netflix. And as of September 2018 – diaper changing!

Victor Perez

Detailer

Victor PerezDetailerVictor Perez joined Absolute Exhibits in February 2015. As a Detailer, he assists the department to accomplish timely and precise production packets for both custom and rental exhibits. Victor lives and works out of Las Vegas Nevada, where he hopes to increasingly develop sustainable design production.
Here he hopes to grow his understanding in the exhibit industry and further his construction knowledge. In his free time, Victor enjoys the outdoors, spending time exploring the desert that surrounds the valley. He avidly skateboards and tinkers with his project cars.

Casiana Caramidaru

Detailer

Casiana CaramidaruDetailerCasiana Caramidaru is a designer and an enthusiastic engineer for Convention Exhibits in the USA and Europe. She spends her days building amazing products and exhibits for clients around the world. A graduate of the National University of Arts in Bucharest, she obtained her degree in Interior Design. Prior to that, she worked in Scenography where she created movies and commercials for Romanian and European companies. The next 3 years, she studied and worked in Germany to develop her design aesthetic and creating ergonomic objects. Having worked in the exhibits industry now, her passion for design continues to grow as she delves deeper into trade show exhibits.

Irina Cristea

Associate Detailer

Irina CristeaAssociate DetailerIrina Cristea was born and raised in Bucharest, Romania or as Irina says, “the land of vampires and Nadia Comaneci”.
Since graduating as an architect in 2010, Irina has accumulated diverse experience, including packaging design, interior design, furniture design and residential architecture.
Her greatest passion in life – besides architecture, of course – is music. Irina loves singing and listening to music, attending concerts, supporting local bands and, in her spare time, rocking out with her own band.
One of her goals in life is to travel everywhere in the world at least once. Irina is very sociable, positive and outgoing, and is described by her friends as a funny and uplifting person.
She enjoys reading in general but especially likes sci-fi novels. Irina is a big movie buff and enjoys going to the theater and dancing.

Andrei Dobos

Associate Detailer

Andrei DobosAssociate DetailerAndrei joined Absolute Exhibits as a Detailer in August 2015. Originally from Onesti, Romania he has lived and worked in Bucharest for ten years. With a background in residential construction and design. Andrei received his Architecture Degree from “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism. When he is not working Andrei enjoys, playing guitar and fishing.

Monica Badiu

Associate Detailer

Monica BadiuAssociate Detailer

Monica Badiu is an Associate Detailer at Absolute Exhibits. She graduated from the University of Architecture in Bucharest, Romania, and has been living there since 2010. She has worked in advertising as an Art Director and as a freelancer in architecture.

Passionate about the art of beauty, Monica has also studied numerous interior design works and graduated as an interior decorator in 2014. She likes to make sketches for every room she walks in, trying to use every neglected space, considering this an exercise for improving her designer skills.

Monica enjoys making handmade crafts at her parents’ home in her fathers workshop, which has every tool needed.

Spending most of her free time reading, painting and walking through the park or the mountain side, she seeks perfection of nature to inspire her everyday life. Cooking is also a passion of hers as it helps her unwind after a busy day.

Nicholas Teramura

Director of Project Management

Nicholas TeramuraDirector of Project ManagementNick is the Director of Project Coordination working out of the Absolute Exhibits Las Vegas facility. He ensures the Project Coordination team is running at optimal potential by providing training, development, and assistance in all areas. Nick started as a Project Coordinator and realized that his true calling was within the leadership team at Absolute Exhibits. He was born and raised in Orange, California, received his Masters of Arts (M.A.) from Chapman University (Orange, California) and Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) from University of California, Riverside (Riverside, California).
Nick always dreamed of living underneath the neon lights and fast paced city life in Las Vegas. He relocated in 2013 and has loved every minute of it. Prior to working for Absolute Exhibits he worked in retail sales and customer service. Customer service has always been his goal and at Absolute Exhibits he gets to pursue that goal with the ability to manage a winning team!

Danielle Landreville

Enterprise Account Manager

Danielle LandrevilleEnterprise Account ManagerDanielle joined Absolute Exhibits as a Project Coordinator in 2007 and left the company a few years later to raise her son in California. She has since returned to the company as an Enterprise Account Manager, splitting her time between the Tustin and Las Vegas office. In her free time, she likes to visit her apartment in San Diego and enjoy the California lifestyle of beachside living.

Jessica Zipay

Project Coordinator

Jessica ZipayProject CoordinatorJessica Zipay is a Project Coordinator based out of Absolute Exhibits’ Orlando office.
As Orlando’s only female staff member, Jessica is the go-to person in the AE warehouse. She is the woman to know. She completed her education at Winthrop University earning a Bachelor’s in Political Science and entered the tradeshow industry with Smart City Networks prior to joining the Absolute Exhibit family. Jessica’s strongest assets are her problem-solving capabilities and detailed organization.
With ties across the world, including Thailand and Italy, JZ spends her spare time indulging in the finer things, such as all-natural organic gardening from seed, traveling as much as possible, reading leather bound books and - most importantly - raising a decent human being by the name of Willow. Her daughter and family are her world.

Alina Hudek

Project Coordinator, European Division

Alina HudekProject Coordinator, European DivisionAlina joined the Absolute Exhibits team in 2018. With a background of production & logistics coordination, she became the first Project Coordinator from the European office. Her impressive command of multiple languages and regional customs is invaluable to clients exhibiting in Europe. Clients and prospects find her energy and enthusiasm infectious.
Born and bred in Bucharest - Romania, Alina studied Business Administration with a Bachelor’s in Strategic Management and a Master’s in Social Media & Online Marketing.
In her spare time, Alina enjoys traveling, cycling & experiencing new cultures through their cuisine. She is a self-declared foodie, with an emphasis on sweets. Additionally, she is a full time animal lover & a part time entertainer, with a joke up her sleeve & a big smile on her face.

Frank Hsu

Project Coordinator

Frank HsuProject CoordinatorFrank joined Absolute Exhibits as a Project Coordinator in 2015. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan and immigrated to southern California when he was ten. After receiving his degree in Psychology from University of California, Irvine, he joined his family in their construction business and worked all the jobs – as people do in the family business. Their business centered on hotel renovation and Frank quickly became the Project Coordinator. With many years of construction project experience moving to the exhibit industry and handling project management has been an easy transition.
Frank joined Absolute Exhibits when he and his wife, a dentist, moved to Las Vegas. They have two two adorable toddler daughters. When asked how he spends his free time he laughed – so we settled on when he had free time, past life, what did he do? Snowboarded, surfed, went to the gym, and watched movies … well those days are gone!

Amy Kamtan

Project Coordinator

Amy KamtanProject CoordinatorA veteran of the trade show industry, Amy comes to Absolute Exhibits from another exhibit house. Having grown up in Long Beach, CA, she moved to Las Vegas over 20 years ago for the bright lights and action on the trade show floor. During her career, she has honed her exceptional organizational and customer service-oriented skills. Customers often remark that as a Project Coordinator, Amy is constantly trying to anticipate their needs and delivering superior service. During the process from inception to completion, Amy stays involved with customers, design, and sales.
When she’s not playing superhero on the trade show floor, Amy enjoys pop culture, musical festivals, and interior design. She is a highly creative individual who tries to encourage the creative passions of her 2 daughters as well.

Micah Lenox

Project Coordinator

Micah LenoxProject CoordinatorMicah is a Project Coordinator at Absolute Exhibits. A native of Las Vegas, he has spent 27 years in the Electrical Sign Business working on some of the most popular signage on the Las Vegas Strip and around the country in many aspects including Journeyman, Electrician, Install, Manufacturing, Estimating, Sales and a Project Manager for over 15 years. Micah has a Project Management Degree from Villanova University, and is currently working on his PMP, which he will complete by the end of 2019.
Micah has been married for over 20 years and has 2 beautiful children. When he's not working, he is an avid outdoorsman that enjoys spending his time at his cabin fishing, and camping and hunting.

Catherine Hess

Senior Marketing Manager

Catherine HessSenior Marketing ManagerCatherine is the Senior Marketing Manager for Absolute Exhibits. She comes to Absolute Exhibits with over 10 years in marketing, public relations, and creative experience. During this time, she was intimately involved in planning trade shows and updating inventive booths for the show. Coming from the client perspective, she brings a unique view to marketing to prospective clients. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California, having received both her B.A. and M.A. at the university.
A Southern California native, Catherine enjoys the beach, pilates, traveling, and live concerts. She is an avid country music fan and outdoor enthusiast. In her spare time, she volunteers with GIFT, the Global Initiative to Free Trafficking Victims, in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Mexico. Additionally, she volunteers at orphanages in Tijuana, Mexico and on Skid Row feeding the homeless. Her enthusiasm for helping others shines through in everything she does, supporting sales and promoting Absolute Exhibits' brand.

Kushal Jain

Web Developer & IT Assistant

Kushal JainWeb Developer & IT AssistantKushal is a Software Engineer who enjoys building things that live on the internet. He develops outstanding websites and web apps that provide intuitive, pixel-perfect user interfaces with dynamic and modern backends for Absolute Exhibits and its affiliate companies. He recently graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from California State University Fullerton and joined Absolute Exhibits as a Full-stack Web Developer and IT Assistant. He has quickly become an integral part of the Absolute Exhibits family. In his free times he likes cooking, hiking, and traveling.

Elise Williams

Account Manager

Elise WilliamsAccount ManagerElise Williams is a Marketing Assistant to a busy international Marketing team. She is a veteran of customer service and sales roles, working in industries such as the entertainment industry and healthcare. New to the Absolute Exhibits team, Elise brings a wealth of experience in assisting our team reach the people who want their moment in the spotlight on the trade show floor. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Springfield, Elise was a basketball player who brings that sense of teamwork and team spirit to everything she does. When this Orange County, CA native isn't working hard for the team, she can be found running on the beach with her dog, an adorable Doberman.

Tracy Huynh

Controller

Tracy HuynhControllerTracy is the Controller at Absolute Exhibits. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton. Tracy joined Absolute Exhibits Inc. in 2004, beginning as a staff accountant doing Account Payables and Account Receivables. Her current duties are maintaining general ledgers, creating monthly financial statements, doing payroll, and managing the Accounting Department.
Tracy, her husband and darling little daughter live in the city of Orange. Tracy likes to hang out with her family and her friends, watch movies, and go to beach in her spare time. She and her husband love to travel, even with a toddler!

Lien Luu

Bookkeeper

Lien LuuBookkeeperLien is currently working in the Accounting Department for Absolute Exhibits, Inc., handling Receivable and Payable accounts, assisting the controller and CFO with various tasks. She has been with the company since 2008 with a degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.
She enjoys spending time with her family and loves the beach – the smell of the fresh ocean breeze. Personal thought about life – appreciate what you have, respect others and do your best and the rest let God take the wheel.

Janae Schulz

Executive Assistant

Janae SchulzExecutive AssistantJanae Schulz joined Absolute Exhibits in 2015. As an Executive Assistant, she brings innovative ideas and strategies to the table, and offers a rare combination of both technical know-how and writing skills. A native to Orange County, Janae attended Santiago Canyon College where she studied Liberal Arts. Compassionate and kind, Janae volunteers when she’s not at work and enjoys sunsets at the beach.

Paul Yap

IT Director

Paul YapIT DirectorPaul is the IT Director at Absolute Exhibits. He began working with Absolute Exhibits fifteen years ago. Utilizing his CS degree from Pitzer College he took over database and website programming duties. Absolute Exhibits’ small business environment gave him the opportunity to grow into other areas of tech such as networking and security. Nowadays you can find Paul involved in anything that requires electricity (very challenging).
Paul married Tiffany in 2014 and they just welcomed twins – a son and a daughter! In his spare time, he cooks, he had to give up snowboarding as he had one too many accidents. With twins there really is no spare time – so now he dials for delivery of dinner!

Kushal Jain

Web Developer & IT Assistant

Kushal JainWeb Developer & IT AssistantKushal is a Software Engineer who enjoys building things that live on the internet. He develops outstanding websites and web apps that provide intuitive, pixel-perfect user interfaces with dynamic and modern backends for Absolute Exhibits and its affiliate companies. He recently graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from California State University Fullerton and joined Absolute Exhibits as a Full-stack Web Developer and IT Assistant. He has quickly become an integral part of the Absolute Exhibits family. In his free times he likes cooking, hiking, and traveling.